as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook On Sale 9% off
$31 Buy Now on Amazon
$22 Buy Now on target
For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for jot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
Noun
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What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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My parents have no idea what’s happening because legacy media is not reporting on anything worth a damn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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McCoy Moore was a modest 16-year-old Florida high school sophomore with no discernable musical talent — didn’t sing or write, couldn’t play a lick of guitar, and had no plans to do any of it — until his mom somehow got him inside Luke Combs’ tour bus.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins didn’t play a lick of defense in their only home loss of the season – a 98-97 overtime defeat against Indiana.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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Only film-lover Bella retains a shred of optimism into adulthood, having started a new romance with a film usher.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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